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Part Three: Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month (For Quakers & Justice Seekers)

Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month — Part Three [Part One is here.] [Part Two is here.] [Part Four is here.] Part Three: In the first two installments, we followed Willie Frye Jr. from his origin in a fundamentalist, staunchly segregationist southern culture, into the Friends pastoral ministry in North Carolina, through a religious … Continue reading Part Three: Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month (For Quakers & Justice Seekers) →

Part Two: Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month (For Quakers & Justice Seekers)

Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month — Part Two [Part One is here.] [Part Three is Here.] [Part Four is here.] [In 1966, Willie Frye Jr., a Quaker pastor in Goldsboro, North Carolina, had not been active in the civil rights struggles that were convulsing much of the South in those years. But his … Continue reading Part Two: Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month (For Quakers & Justice Seekers) →

For Quakers (& Justice Seekers), September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month; Here’s Why . . .

The Top Ten Things Quakers & Seekers Need to Know About Willie Frye Jr.: A Preamble: Why should September be Willie Frye month? Two main reasons: One, because he was both born (on the 26th) and passed away (on the 9th) in September. And– Two, because of the remarkable but little-known legacy he left us … Continue reading For Quakers (& Justice Seekers), September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month; Here’s Why . . . →

Exclusive! Now Revealed-The Secret Struggle to Create National Guacamole Day

Happy Monday! It’s true: for decades (well, at least since 2013), Guacamole only gained national recognition indirectly, via National Avocado Day, which was set for July 31 by the self-anointed authority of the National Day Calendar. The Calendar’s tireless band of curators hovers above the rest of the nation from their headquarters in the cultural … Continue reading Exclusive! Now Revealed-The Secret Struggle to Create National Guacamole Day →

Another Day to remember: September 16: Torture Migration Day

Keeping Up the Pressure for Torture Accountability If I seem preoccupied with torture, that’s due to two factors above all: First, Fayetteville-Fort Liberty (neé Bragg) is surrounded by major components of what I call the “Torture Industrial Complex.” So it’s been hard for me to ignore. And second, in my study of this gruesome subject, … Continue reading Another Day to remember: September 16: Torture Migration Day →